Telegram-herald., 1887-02-27
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Dear Mother Bickegcyks.
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Congressa1aa Couisfoek Peer fsea e.
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tfe uHFs ll eitt 81 ll-t hta 81 t+F
Iufatsrlsna sndsSrsd leF memoIs g. their
hearts AL .l.e grs@tlgl beats o. their friends
steryWAere. Un.y . lee DAYS aso ! had
char.e oi . oass ia Whl.a As. May A.
Bictsrtgss Vas an important witness and
bsd ocession ta 20 IL lsrsoa % ias oshce ~
ghe surgeon General United States Army
o. gnaAa : special eroft o. ob-siH evidences
81 her prssenoe wills ths aras sl tas sEoni
duuns TIE darkest days o. me waF Iae
records oi tae Sturgeon Generals oiuce dil
nol gsilto sh0w that she VS. 90. oniy t5sfs
iasn. bat that che was With ths almy c,n-
tinuallF ifom the bsilis % fort Dsnslson.
February i,3e uutii the end OF tie war al
snlnlfesing 10 the comfort ~ ihc ana
s. 0lnded, ate ndiAg TIE sanitary arrange
loenls OF the hospitals personally
experimenting the cooking and hsF-
ulx charge oi supplies and she.T traaspogta-
aou. She Was Win sac Fifteenth Army
Corps aiteT is organization, and b-rseon
Goslsn. Medical Director Of thai corps now
living IN Missouri, bears willing testimony
10 ler worth in a letter "a NE 3" tie case
te which referred. "On yes. Gen. bl&c<.
said he YOU can be sure Aoibtr g. vas
there. and she wss worth more 10 the loth
Amy Corps tAan any busa'icF Gene,Ai
in IT, would place inpilc.t C0uhiencs I'D
auytA .ng she Eoa'l ssy. would believe
! her as soon a. s1Uld soy own mother.
Another Office. said. Yes inisfc, Dear
| Mother BloAer1yte Was alih rs. and
lave reaaon 20 remember her oll i0r hcf
| kidd care / should rot be ho,e alive and
| able 20 draw pension nov. Too mu-h
| honor cannot De done such heroine.
rhe poor OLD lady, Ia dlcia cd answer - q
/ lc.ICr, says. "l cannot wuts letter, i
| cannot write nay own name without drop
! ping mYprn Two or three times. LET us al
! unite in w4rmest Wishe= l0T tue peace and
! happiness OF this grand oil laiy" and IN
| the hopes that she too may have gnonu-
! ment of some inporishabie material.
General Black attended the grand
| Democratic lov.-leaat' a. the Brooklyn
Academy OF Mu3ic ON Tuesday evening, and
contributed eioquently To tie occasion.
be likes to Sip away from the cares and
trials OF his Oliicr iOr day or TWO nOg aud
thsn. aud oo.ain insrifaL )n from the
change of 4.r and scene He IS always in
demand on public occasions as lac ranks
very high az an orator.
Thst easy, good .nstured, accommodating
! and ever applOsChacle OLD gentleman, Col.
Wm. r.. Mclean, Of TeTrs Eante, Ind,
First Deputy Commissioner, is always
Acting Commissioner of Pensions in tne
absence OF General Black.
The report OF the House Committee o1
Invalid tensions ia favor Oi ila pas s-.ss u
tho Dependent Pension bai. oyer the
! Presidents veto is pronounced, upon al
hends, 90 be very abe document, and the
discussion 0i the sarne "a the House tc1ay
is exceedingly lively. IL tne couimitles had
only lsbored as hard to prepare the biii a.
they Gid 70 ge, up the repOr-, possibly TIC
| objections ol the President might have blen
ayoi0ed and the DEPENDENT parents o. de-
ceased scidiols snlght, AT least, haze oeei
provided IT,
Il is passing strange that our pension laws
s-s 50 very defective - shtY nos are
uotwithstanGiDs ne ability aid experlsno'
Of that committee ever SLICE the wol. W.
hnd many o'.ses ~ extreme hera2Alqs non
not reached oT , DIVIDED Ter sos % Ss4.u .
For instance. q soldier Wh) 4oat ai- le!. ara
near Toe snoulGyr JOINT, his lcfi ioo' 90 ta'
inutep. bad gun-shot wound % rcht lr.
with badly varcOs.l veins ress!tins al
his right eve gone. all from o.e sneli "a
actual case. gets bgi s45 per moaia. ~h'ls
| one with both fees oil gels fl'. and t0ta. ics
| of sieut 81 BOTH eyes oT both hsuas - rsis'
no eher ,hsu loss 0l ioe.. 81 TIE scijie
who aas So un4or,una-e a. - lose E.s Tee
gets none TOO mgch, certainly lie osler- ~
not get encugn.
s n83f oid man 90 Niuuesota .os' 1i
ou.y son % the service h.s only daughter
While voluntarily attending the sick al
/ Wounded IN hospital vss attuckea py iY
Dhoid fever and died. Ais vie whiie az
itnllnr tie sex daughter contacted pa
same disease and soon followed her oFe
the ds river Within s.x week in ANGUS
and sepismbef, l.tg. be i0s, h.s whoi
family. lie ssys. Ib 50 ~sF
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